describe_dataset — gdex mcp MCP Tool Read-only
describe_dataset
(describe dataset) is one of 30 tools on the
gdex mcp
MCP server. Connect the server and your client discovers it on the handshake.
by client
How to call describe_dataset from your client
- Claude Code gdex mcp describe_dataset run in your project directory
- Claude Desktop gdex mcp describe_dataset ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
- Cursor gdex mcp describe_dataset ~/.cursor/mcp.json
- VS Code gdex mcp describe_dataset .vscode/mcp.json
- Zed gdex mcp describe_dataset ~/.config/zed/settings.json
- Windsurf gdex mcp describe_dataset ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json
- Cline gdex mcp describe_dataset ~/Library/Application Support/Code/User/globalStorage/saoudrizwan.claude-dev/settings/cline_mcp_settings.json
- Gemini CLI gdex mcp describe_dataset ~/.gemini/settings.json
- Grok gdex mcp describe_dataset .mcp.json (in your project root)
- ChatGPT gdex mcp describe_dataset Settings → Connectors → Advanced → Developer mode
- Claude.ai gdex mcp describe_dataset Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector
- LangChain gdex mcp describe_dataset pip install langchain-mcp-adapters
Fastest route
claude mcp add --transport http gdex-mcp https://gdex-mcp.k8s.ucar.edu/mcp
Other tools on this server
- list_datasets
- get_dataset_metadata
- get_dataset_field
- get_file_groups
- get_dataset_files
- find_dataset_files
- get_filesearch_datatypes
- get_filesearch_grid_filters
- get_filesearch_cyclone_fix_filters
- get_filesearch_sensor_filters
- get_filesearch_grid_files
- get_filesearch_cyclone_fix_files
- get_filesearch_sensor_files
- get_filesearch_result_page
- get_data_access
- has_arco
- get_arco_variables
- search_arco_variables
- get_portal_metrics
- get_dataset_metrics
- get_staff
- list_request_statuses
- check_request_status
- get_request_files
- get_control_file_template
- validate_subset_request
- submit_subset_request
- submit_and_wait_for_request
- purge_request
This list was read from the server itself, by connecting to it and calling tools/list on 24 September 2026. It is what
the server actually exposes, not what its listing claims.
Mutating and Read-only are read off each tool's name, not its schema — a hint, not a guarantee. The registry stores tool names only; connect the server for its live schemas.